News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Classrooms and offices at the former Pacific View Elementary School in Encinitas, pictured in early 2023, are gutted in preparation for renovation as an arts center. (Courtesy photo by Tony Kranz)

Back in session: Work underway at Pacific View arts site in Encinitas

Charlene Pulsonetti March 10, 2023
After years of meetings, advocacy and planning, the former Pacific View Elementary School in Encinitas is on the way to becoming a center of activity again, now as an arts space.
Although North San Diego County college journalism programs face declining enrollments, loss of revenue, and technological and other challenges, educators remain hopeful that their relevancy can remain intact. (Photo by Utsav Srestha via Unsplash)

News Education: College media programs battling multiple challenges

Charlene Pulsonetti November 14, 2022
When Advanced Web Offset, San Diego County’s last large-scale offset printer, closed and subsequently merged with Anaheim-based Advantage ColorGraphics, the fate of local print publications — including those from high schools and colleges — hung in the balance.
An e-bike is shown parked on a downtown Encinitas street in October 2020. The city is considering regulations on e-bike use after a spike in accidents in Encinitas and Carlsbad. (Photo by Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

Like Carlsbad, Encinitas considers e-bike curbs in light of safety concerns

Stephen Wyer October 4, 2022
Officials in Encinitas say that the city will likely push for more e-bike regulation and guidance, just a month after Carlsbad declared a state of emergency over the rising number of e-bike collisions.
Representatives from groups including Warrior Village Project and Wounded Warrior Homes stand in front of an accessory dwelling unit at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 23, 2021. (Warrior Village Project photo)

North County groups, schools partner to help homeless veterans

Charlene Pulsonetti June 10, 2022
The Warrior Village Project aims to build affordable housing for veterans experiencing homelessness with the ultimate goal of creating multiple 12-unit villages. In these spaces, veterans can live independently and benefit from the camaraderie and the resources they need to thrive.
Oceanside “BattleBots” team Gigabyte, led by John Mladenik (center right), started as a hobby project 20 years ago and has grown into a major contender in the televised sport on the Discovery Channel. (BattleBots photo)

Oceanside ‘BattleBots’ team taking a Gigabyte out of the competition

Clark Fahrenthold April 20, 2022
San Diego County, as we all know, is home to a multitude of sports teams. The Padres, the San Diego Loyal, San Diego Wave FC, the Soccers, the Seals. But perhaps the region’s most unique and thrilling resides in Oceanside in the professional “BattleBots” team Gigabyte.
Ukrainian flags are shown during an anti-invasion protest near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26. (Photo by Yohan Marion via Unsplash)

Worries for loved ones in Ukraine run deep for North Coast residents

Roxana Becerril March 9, 2022
An unexpected text message from a friend was all it took. What started off as a normal work day quickly turned south in a matter of seconds for Luke Miller, a local San Diegan of Ukrainian descent and member of St. John the Baptizer Ukrainian Catholic Church. Shortly after hearing the chime of a new message, Miller found the following words on his phone screen: “Russia is invading.”
The rooftop sign for Leucadia restaurant Capn Kenos is currently off the building for refurbishing. (Encinitas Historical Society photo)

Some Encinitas residents not too keen on proposed Keno’s development

Charlene Pulsonetti February 25, 2022
When early conceptual renderings were circulated showing a proposed development to replace Cap’n Keno’s restaurant in the Encinitas community of Leucadia, criticism grew in social media circles, which included the distribution of petitions calling for a stop to the project.
A sunflower is on display at Sunshine Gardens in Encinitas on May 28, 2021. The longtime garden shop is closing after 50 years. (Sunshine Gardens photo)

Goodbye, Sunshine: Iconic Encinitas business to close after 50 years

Charlene Pulsonetti December 28, 2021
Nestled between Quail Gardens Drive and Encinitas Boulevard, Sunshine Gardens has served as more than just a nursery for the past 50 years. For the community, it has been a nurturing space where memories are made.
Roger Teten and cat play on a pedal-driven car in east Encinitas in 1930. (San Dieguito Heritage Museum photo)

Handmade gifts to flower shows: Encinitas holidays nearly a century ago

Charlene Pulsonetti December 23, 2021
As winter brought shorter days and colder nights, Encinitas families pulled canned goods from their pantries and surely shared excess with those less fortunate. They shared their culture through holiday treats, and folks like the Eckes helped put the community on the map with their poinsettias.
Encinitas-based Ovation Theatre presented an online production of the musical “All Shook Up” at the start of 2021. The show was filmed at grounds that featured historic buildings, a circular stage, and land that was converted into an outdoor roving theater. (Ovation Theatre photo)

Local theaters raise their curtains once again after yearlong intermission

Roxana Becerril September 24, 2021
A year and three vaccines after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, coastal North County performing arts centers are finally staging a comeback.
The swing ride is among the primary attractions at the San Diego County Fair, where attendees enjoyed the sunset from above the crowds on the evening of June 23. (Photo by Bella Ross)

Visitors savor return of San Diego County Fair after pandemic lockdown

Bella Ross June 30, 2021
Long lines and big crowds have become almost as integral to the San Diego County Fair experience as fried foods. But this year’s event is like no other.
As the city of Encinitas develops a streetscape plan for Birmingham Drive in Cardiff, community members are discussing ways to preserve its self-funded sidewalk, pictured April 28. (Photo by Jen Acosta)

Cardiff weighs community sidewalk’s future amid Encinitas roadway plan

Julia Shapero April 30, 2021
As designs for a series of improvements along Birmingham Drive near completion, the Cardiff-by-the-Sea community has begun to make plans to save community-based sidewalk art from the 1980s that runs along the street.
Load More Stories
Activate Search
Top Stories